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Seymour Milstein (1920-2001)

The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award

Individuals who have made exceptional contributions to research related to interferons and cytokines either in a basic or clinical field and have achieved international recognition as a result of those contributions. The Seymour and Vivian Milstein awards are made possible by the generous gift of the Milstein family. This award represents a pinnacle of scientific achievement in our field and is an important landmark of the society. Nominations should be communicated to the President of the ISICR by April 1, 2010.

Honorary Membership

Nominees should be individuals who have made substantive contributions to the interferon/cytokine field over much of their careers, either in basic, clinical or applied research.Nominees should be individuals who have made substantive contributions to the interferon/cytokine field over much of their careers, either in basic, clinical or applied research. Honorary members are the treasures of the society and provide us with an historical perspective and valued research tradition. Nominations should be communicated to the President of the ISICR by April 1, 2010.

ISICR Distinguished Service Award

The ISICR will on occasion bestow this honor on an ISICR member who has made an extraordinary contribution to the society. The individual will have devoted significant time and energy over a period of years to elevating the goals of the society in furthering research on interferon, cytokines and chemokines. Nominations should be communicated to the President of the ISICR by April 1, 2010.

We invite your nominations for eligible candidates for The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Award and Honorary Membership, both prestigious symbols of recognition by our society for outstanding achievements and the new ISICR Distinguished Service Award. A brief (one to two page) description of the reasons for your nomination and the CV of the nominee should be sent to the ISICR President by April 1, 2010 :

Leonidas C. Platanias, M.D., Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University Medical School
Lurie 3-125
303 East Superior Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. 312-5034267
Fax. 312-9081372
E-mail: l-platanias@northwestern.edu

The nominations will be collated, and passed on to the Chair of the Awards Committee in May. This committee will then vote for the winners. As specified in the ISICR Constitution, the final vote of the Awards Committee is subject to the approval of the ISICR Board of Directors.

The Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Awards

ISICR members who attend the 2009 ISICR meeting in Lisbon, Portugal and who have received a Ph.D or M.D. within the previous 8 years are eligible. Every year up to five awards are granted to individuals who have made notable contributions to either basic or clinical research. This award is provided by a generous gift of the Milstein Family. We urge every eligible individual to apply for the awards. A CV and letter of recommendation should accompany the application. We also ask more senior laboratory advisers to encourage their associates to apply. Deadline to Submit your 2009 ISICR Award Application is July 17, 2009.

Dr Christina Fleischmann  (1945-1996)

The Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators

The rules for this ISICR award are the same as for the Seymour and Vivian Milstein Young Investigator Award (see above) except for gender and the candidate must have received a Ph.D or M.D. degree within the previous 10 years. This award is made possible through the generosity of the Fleischmann Foundation and is dedicated to the memory of ISICR member and outstanding interferon research scientist Christina Fleischmann. Deadline to Submit your 2009 ISICR Award Application is July 17, 2009